पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 3, 2068 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.13 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वकर्माणि मनसा संन्यस्यास्ते सुखं वशी।

नवद्वारे पुरे देही नैव कुर्वन्न कारयन्।।5.13।।
"5.13 Mentally renouncing all actions, the self-controlled soul enjoys bliss in this body, the city of the nine gates, neither doing anything himself nor causing anything to be done." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2125 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1990 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1475
Malayalam Era: 1244
Nanakshahi: 599
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya349.31°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra358.60°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala49.83°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha348.08°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati286.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra32.12°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani143.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:09 – 16:43
Yamaganda08:55 – 10:28
Gulika Kāla12:02 – 13:35
Varjyam06:19 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:48 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:21 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:55 – 10:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:28 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:02 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:09 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:43 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:16 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:43 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:02 – 01:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:28 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:55 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:21 – 05:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5169
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1888009.27
Julian Day2476474.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8065°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)9.53°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.8065°), declination 5.57°, EoT -3.71 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2068-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)